The Violins Played Before Junstan: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Celwyn series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Violins Played Before Junstan runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ken Allen (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.9 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 2,729 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Celwyn Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 33.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Violins Played Before Junstan | 10.9 hrs |
| 2 | Music Shall Untune the Sky | 12.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Raven and the Pig | 10.3 hrs |
More narrated by Ken Allen
Ken Allen narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 148 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelf
506 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Mexican Gothic
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- A Pocket of Lies: a fast-paced slow-burn fantasy romance
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Violins Played Before Junstan is book 1 of Lou Kemp's Celwyn series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Ken Allen, released December 22, 2010, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ken Allen
- Released
- December 22, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Celwyn Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781644506240
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Violins Played Before Junstan as an audiobook?
The Violins Played Before Junstan runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Violins Played Before Junstan free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Violins Played Before Junstan?
The Violins Played Before Junstan is narrated by Ken Allen.
Is The Violins Played Before Junstan worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.